You Must Remember This is a storytelling podcast exploring the secret and/or forgotten histories of Hollywood’s first century. It’s the brainchild and passion project of Karina Longworth (founder of Cinematical.com, former film critic for LA Weekly), who writes, narrates, records and edits each episode. It is a heavily-researched work of creative nonfiction: navigating through conflicting reports, mythology, and institutionalized spin, Karina tries to sort out what really happened behind the films, stars and scandals of the 20th century.
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Do the Right Thing (1989) · May 28, 2026
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Double Indemnity (1944) · May 28, 2026
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Fearless (1993) · May 28, 2026
Your Next Listen: Talking Pictures
Saturday Night Fever (1977) · May 28, 2026
Welcome to Hollywoodland: John Waters: Subversion, Shock, and the Ultimate Outsider
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · May 2, 2025
Flashback: Marilyn Monroe – The End
The Misfits (1961) · Mar 28, 2025
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
A Place in the Sun (1951) · Feb 28, 2025
Flashback: LIZ <3 MONTY
Raintree County (1957) · Feb 28, 2025
Flashback: Grace Kelly
The Country Girl (1954) · Feb 14, 2025
Flashback: Lana Turner
The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) · Feb 7, 2025
Flashback: Lana Turner
Imitation of Life (1959) · Feb 7, 2025
Flashback: Lana Turner
Peyton Place (1957) · Feb 7, 2025
Flashback: Peter Bogdanovich and the Woman Behind the Auteur
Targets (1968) · Jan 24, 2025
1989: sex, lies and videotape: Rob Lowe and James Spader (Erotic 80s Part 12)
sex, lies, and videotape (1989) · Jun 21, 2022
Sammy and Dino Episode 5: A Serious Man
A Serious Man (2009) · Nov 23, 2021
Sammy and Dino Episode 1: The Hustle
The Hustle (2019) · Oct 26, 2021
148: “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah,” Minstrels in Hollywood and The Oscars (Six Degrees of Song of the South, Episode 3)
Song of the South (1946) · Nov 5, 2019
Sneak Peek: Six Degrees of "Song of the South"
Song of the South (1946) · Oct 16, 2019
110: Jane vs "Barbarella" (Jean & Jane Part 5)
Barbarella (1968) · Jul 25, 2017
109: Jean vs "Lilith" (Jean & Jane Part 4)
Lilith (1964) · Jul 18, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
How to Marry a Millionaire (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
The Seven Year Itch (1955) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Niagara (1953) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
Bus Stop (1956) · Mar 14, 2017
99: Marilyn Monroe: The Persona (Dead Blondes Part 7)
The Prince and the Showgirl (1957) · Mar 14, 2017
92: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Mommie Dearest
Mommie Dearest (1981) · Sep 13, 2016
91: Six Degrees of Joan Crawford: Bette Davis, "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?," and Crawford’s last years
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) · Sep 6, 2016
83: The Blacklist Part 13: On the Waterfront: Elia Kazan
On the Waterfront (1954) · May 24, 2016
81: The Blacklist Part 11: Born Yesterday: Judy Holliday
Born Yesterday (1950) · May 3, 2016
80: The Blacklist Part 10: Salt of the Earth: Howard Hughes + Paul Jarrico
Salt of the Earth (1954) · Apr 26, 2016
77: The Blacklist Part 7: Monsieur Verdoux: Charlie Chaplin's Road to Hollywood Exile
Monsieur Verdoux (1947) · Mar 29, 2016
76: The Blacklist Part 6: He Ran All The Way: John Garfield
He Ran All the Way (1951) · Mar 15, 2016
74: The Blacklist Part 4: The African Queen: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn and John Huston
The African Queen (1952) · Mar 1, 2016
72: The Blacklist Part 2: Crossfire – The Trials of the Hollywood Ten
Crossfire (1947) · Feb 9, 2016
37: Star Wars Episode XI: Charlie Chaplin
The Great Dictator (1940) · Mar 17, 2015
29: Star Wars Episode III: Hedy Lamarr
Calling Hedy Lamarr (2006) · Jan 20, 2015
22: Audrey Hepburn: Sex, Style, and Sabrina
Sabrina (1954) · Nov 11, 2014